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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Recipe: Vegan "Sour Cream" Coffee Cake

As a general rule, I'm not much of a "cake" person. Give me ice cream, brownies, pie...heck, even a cupcake, but I will never go out of my way to eat cake. But one day, while surfing through my favorite vegan recipe site - VegWeb - I discovered what looked like a simple and delicious vegan sour cream coffee cake I could make for a bake sale at work. (I love having to bake things for work functions. You get instant feedback and if you don't particularly like what you've made, there are bound to be scavengers around who will eat it.)

I was a little nervous to make this coffee cake because 1. it's vegan and some vegan desserts are not so great, as I've learned from my adventures in cooking/baking and 2. I'd never made a cake from scratch before. Honestly, as a kid, I may not have even realized that cakes could be made from scratch. But I gave it a whirl and was very happy with the results.

4. Add remaining batter and topping. Bake for 40 minutes or until done.

Voila! Easy peasy, cake baking!

Some things to note:

The batter is more like bread dough than a traditional cake mix. Don't panic! I thought I'd ruined the coffee cake, but it ended up being a-ok in the end. (It wasn't the prettiest cake I've ever seen, but...)

Walnuts are hella expensive at most grocery stores right now. (They were $10 a bag at one store I went to) Places like Whole Foods have them at a "normal" price.

This cake was extremely well received by everyone I work with. I've never gotten so many requests for a recipe before. It makes a ton of cake and will be enjoyed by vegans and non vegans alike.